Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request Form

Issuing agencies

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The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, "Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request Form."

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64464-64465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20576]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request; Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying 
Activity Confirmation Request Form

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 
In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct 
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an 
information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting 
comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, 
``Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request 
Form.''

DATES: Comments must be received by December 7, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if 
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dedeffcf4f3fbf2ddf2fefeb3e9eff8fceeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69191b0800070f0629060a0a471d1b0c081a470e061f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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    <bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment 
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0356, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 1E-216, Washington, DC 20219.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 1E-216, 
Washington, DC 20219.
    <bullet> Fax: (571) 293-4835.
    Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and 
``1557-0356'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish 
comments on <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> without change, including any business or 
personal information provided, such as name and address information, 
email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public 
record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information 
in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential 
or inappropriate for public disclosure.
    Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC 
will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. You may 
review comments and other related materials that pertain to this 
information collection beginning on the date of publication of the 
second notice for this collection by the method set forth in the next 
bullet.
    <bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' tab and click on 
``Information Collection Review'' from the drop-down menu. From the 
``Currently under Review'' drop-down menu, select ``Department of the 
Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This information collection can 
be located by searching OMB control number ``1557-0356'' or ``Community 
Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request Form.'' Upon 
finding the appropriate information collection, click on the related 
``ICR Reference Number.'' On the next screen, select ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' and then click on the link to any 
comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
    For assistance in navigating <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>, please contact the 
Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, 
(202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to 
access telecommunications relay services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection 
of information that they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to 
include agency requests or requirements, imposed on ten or more 
persons, that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or 
provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 
generally requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, the OCC is publishing notice of the 
renewal of this collection.
    Title: Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activity Confirmation 
Request Form.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0356.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Description: The OCC created the ``Community Reinvestment Act 
Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request Form'' to address the need for 
a qualifying activities confirmation process that would allow banks and 
interested parties to ascertain whether an activity qualifies for 
consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The concept 
for such a process was well-received and strongly supported by 
commenters on a CRA advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) and 
CRA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR), which resulted in the adoption 
of a qualifying activity confirmation process in the 2020 final 
rule.\1\ Commenters on the OCC's September 2021 CRA NPR expressed 
continued support for a confirmation system and, thus, the OCC 
determined that it was important to maintain this confirmation system 
after adopting the 2021 CRA final rule \2\ to allow for the 
continuation of a more effective and efficient confirmation of CRA-
qualified activities. Interested parties may request that the OCC 
confirm that an activity is a qualifying activity by submitting a 
complete Qualifying Activity Confirmation Request Form.
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    \1\ 85 FR 34734 (June 5, 2020).
    \2\ The OCC currently assesses national banks' and savings 
associations' CRA performance under the 2021 regulatory framework, 
86 FR 71328 (December 14, 2021).
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Estimated Burden

    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 418 hours.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become 
a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the OCC, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and
    (e) Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Christian Errico,
Acting Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2026-20576 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am]
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